Dr. Michael Ledeen, author of the “Faster, Please” column for PJ Media, will address the internal political situation in Iran including the May 19th elections, Iranian intervention in Syria, and Iran’s ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Dr. Ledeen is Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and is an internationally renowned scholar on Iran, Iraq, terrorism, and international security. He has served as a consultant to the National Security Council, the State Department, and the Defense Department, and as a Special Advisor to the Secretary of State.
Dr. Ledeen holds a Ph.D. in modern European history and philosophy from the University of Wisconsin, and has taught at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Rome.